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Syracuse Crunch center Vladdy Namestnikov will get an unwanted rest early in his rookie season.

Crunch general manager Julien BriseBois said on Friday that Namestnikov will miss 4 to 6 weeks because of a shoulder injury suffered when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Joe Morrow slammed him into the boards in the first period of a game on Sunday.

"It's a tough situation for Vladdy,'' Syracuse coach Jon Cooper said. "He's a rookie, one of our prized prospects. He came in here looking to make a splash, which he did. His upside is limitless. It's tough to see him lose part of his first year pro.''

The Syracuse Crunch had their four-game winning streak snapped this weekend, losing 4-1 Saturday night to the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins and 4-3 on Sunday afternoon to the Adirondack Phantoms. Their record now stands at 4-1-2.The Crunch b...

Slater Koekkoek, the Tampa Bay Lightningâs 2012 first-round draft pick, is the Lightning Prospect Performer of the Week for the period ending on October 29, 2012.Koekkoek picked up points in all three of his teamâs games last week. He helped t...

It is one thing to compete night in and night out against some of the best junior prospects in Canada, but quite another to do so against some of the best NHL hopefuls across the world.Fortunately for five Lightning prospects, theyâll get the ...

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